Posts by Joy Cline (Page 9)

A Fighter

Jamie* arrived at ECCCM three months after her last cancer treatment. “Cancer made it hard for me to work,” she said. “I am trying to get back on my feet. I am even working two jobs, but I just can’t seem to get ahead.”    Not only was Jamie battling cancer which made it difficult for her to work over the last…

Opening Doors

There are over 70 million deaf people in the world today. 98% of them are unreached by the Gospel, making the global deaf community the largest unreached people group in the world. A team of catalysts in Mauritius began discipling a deaf person of peace. The Lord empowered him to go and disciple other deaf people in his community. By the end…

Seeds of Hope

With your support, we launched Open Eyes in Sri Lanka earlier this year. Since then, our dedicated partners on the ground have been actively engaged in planting churches and baptizing new believers. Your contribution has played a crucial role in making these impactful initiatives possible and we thank you for partnering with us.Looking forward, we’re…

Growing in Christ

Yan P. is a young pastor from a small town in Ukraine’s Cherkassy region. In 2016, he planted a church for people who were recovering from addictions—drugs and alcohol—as well as people recently released from prison. As Yan and the church members ministered to them, and as God worked in their lives, one after another the people found true freedom in God…

An Eager Servant Finds His Purpose in the Amazon

“I want to serve God like an instrument,” says Jardel, looking down at the small, solar-powered device in his hand. The mini audio player is no doubt one of his most prized possessions. He carries it along with his Bible to spread the Gospel. “We have the habit of picking up the Bible with just one hand, right? I took it with…

Partnering for Christ

In my recent letter, I introduced you to Wycliffe, an indigenous missionary and Area Leader. Last week, I was with him in Ethiopia as we met to see the ministry that God is doing, strategize for future growth, and train/encourage about 50 young African professionals who have sensed God’s call on their life for missionary service to reach unreached tribes in the…

Caring for Our Own

This past year the Hickory Soup Kitchen (HSK) served over 80,000 plates of food through our daily lunch service to the hungry in our area. Along with our dining service at HSK we provide food throughout the year to Safe Harbor New Day Center, Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club, The Den mentoring program at…